de-extincts
de-extincts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of de-extinct.
Meaning of de-extinct
Verb
de-extinct (third-person singular simple present de-extincts, present participle de-extincting, simple past and past participle de-extincted)
- To return an extinct species back into the world.
- In 2012, Australian researchers briefly de-extincted an amphibian they dubbed ‘the Lazarus frog’ (Rheobatrachus silus), an unusual creature with one hell of a party trick (to find out what it was, you’ll have to read Chapter 5).2016, Helen Pilcher, Bring Back the King: the new science of de-extinction, Bloomsbury Sigma, →ISBN, page 16
- Synonyms:
- unextinct
Questions about de-extincts
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